Cherry Tree Cottage Dry Street Langdon Hills Basildon Essex SS16 5ND Data via plota.co.uk

26/00510/FULL - Full Application Approved
DemolitionNew homes

Proposal

Demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of 1no. detached self-build chalet-style dwelling with associated access, parking and amenity space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Validated
6 May 2026
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Consultation
8 May 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Members' List · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF OFFICER REPORT Officer Report · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL BackGround Papers - Redacted · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT BackGround Papers - Redacted · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 5 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
SSSI 36 m away: Langdon Ridge SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Thatched Cottage, Grade II, 34 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Basildon
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SS16 5ND
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Langdon Hills
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Members' List
Applicant
Show
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 135 days from validation, 78 days slower than Basildon's median of 57 for demolitions. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
100%go to committee

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Basildon in the last twelve months, from validation. Basildon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14908787
Planning Portal ref
PP-14908787
Neighbours
12 May 2026
Consultation
8 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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To establish the lawfulness of the removal of an existing rear conservatory and replaced…
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2022 Approved
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Proposed front extension.
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2022 Approved
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Proposed front extension.
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2018 Approved
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Notification for a proposed larger home extension projecting 8 metres from the rear wall…
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Basildon
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#156 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Basildon ranks #145 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Basildon is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Basildon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #165 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #253 of 296
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #145 of 296
32%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #63 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
132 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
53 decided
806
Total decisions
108 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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